venomous
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A Gaboon viper — a highly venomous snake native to the rainforests and savannas of sub-Saharan Africa — was on the loose in a Santa Ana neighborhood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
"When working at night in New Guinea you need to be very careful as there are several highly venomous species that look very similar to the non-venomous groundsnakes."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
Highly venomous and responsible for more fatal snake bites in Central America than any other species, the fer-de-lance is well camouflaged and can blend into plantation habitats, sometimes going unnoticed by workers.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Weary of venomous snake bites, British authorities put a bounty on dead cobras — but this only incentivized locals to breed more of the snakes, in order to collect even more reward money.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
In America in the closing decades of the century there arose a rivalry even more spectacularly venomous, if not quite as destructive.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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